An hour later, the banquet ended. Xiao Yunhai rushed to pay the bill. When he got home, it was already ten at night.
Xiao Yunhai called Zhao Wanqing and asked about the rehearsal. He reminded her to take care of herself and not be too tired.
Zhao Wanqing enjoyed Xiao Yunhai's concern very much. The two of them were lovey-dovey for a full half an hour before they finished chatting.
The next day, Xiao Yunhai received a call from Xiao Yuanyang. He told him that the shareholders of the foreign cinema chain had been decided. Yu Real Estate and Hu Real Estate each took ten percent of the shares. This made Xiao Yunhai very happy.
With Yu Hai and Hu Yaoting's twenty percent shares, Xiao Yunhai's entire plan for the movie was complete.
Good news came one after another. That afternoon, Wu Hao called him to tell him that all the post-production effects for Inception had been completed. He asked him to come to Dream Special Effects to take a look.
When Xiao Yunhai heard this, he drove straight to the company without another word.
After watching it from beginning to end, Xiao Yunhai nodded with satisfaction. "Boss Wu, these effects are great. It feels very real."
Wu Hao smiled. "Boss Xiao, when is this movie going to be released?"
Xiao Yunhai was taken aback, and said, "It'll probably take another month. Why? Don't tell me you're going to watch it? "
Wu Hao said, "It's your movie. Of course I'm going to watch it."
Xiao Yunhai was confused. "Didn't you watch the plot when you were doing the special effects? What's the point of going to the cinema? "
Wu Hao smiled. "Movies like this don't look as good on the computer as on the big screen. Boss Xiao, I have to say that the plot of your movie is really amazing. Especially the setting of the dream world, it's simply unbelievable. With our special effects, it'll definitely be popular all over the world. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and asked, "Do you think it can surpass Valiant Heroes' 4.9 billion USD?"
Wu Hao said, "Although 'Valiant Heroes' is good, it relies on Kung Fu. The plot is a shortcoming. Moreover, the action design in 'Inception' is not inferior to 'Elite Heroes'. In other aspects, it far surpasses' Elite Heroes'. Therefore, we feel that this movie will definitely be more successful than 'Elite Heroes'. It might even pull 'War Against the Aliens' down in the box office. "
Xiao Yunhai laughed loudly and said, "Forget it, I'm not that ambitious. As long as Inception can reach 15 billion Hua Xia dollars, that would be great. "
When Wu Hao heard this, he immediately rolled his eyes and said, "Your ambition is really very small."
The two of them talked about Inception for a while. Then, Xiao Yunhai changed the topic to 3D imaging technology.
"How's Zhang Yuan's research going?"
Wu Hao said, "The progress is very smooth. It had to be said that this Zhang Yuan was really too awesome. He was simply a genius. No matter what kind of problem, he could find a way to solve it in his hands. I think you should think of a way to keep him in Dreamland. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Don't worry, he won't be able to run away."
Was there a need to say it? With his sister around, where could Zhang Yuan run to?
The two of them talked about the future of Dreamland for a while more. Then, Xiao Yunhai brought the movie to Hanhai. He needed to review it again in case there were any problems.
After everything was settled, Xiao Yunhai handed over the completed version of Inception to the Film and Television Bureau for review.
As the Minister of Culture, Cao Huaqian had already promised him that he would not ban the movie, the screening permit for Inception was approved very quickly.
In this way, everything was ready. In just a month, the movie could be released in the newly established cinemas in Huaxia.
However, Xiao Yunhai did not plan to wait. He brought the movie to America the next day. He planned to release it in America first and release it in China after it achieved good results.
As Xiao Yunhai was being banned, the female lead, Zhao Wanqing, was participating in the "Night of Singers" on Jiangsu Satellite TV. It was rare to see her so focused on a show. Xiao Yunhai did not want her to be distracted by the movie.
With both the male and female leads absent, the promotion in Hua Xia would not achieve good results. Therefore, it was better to achieve international success first and then promote it in Hua Xia. Just like "Valiant Heroes", the effect would be good.
After leaving LAX, Xiao Yunhai went straight to MGM Grand and asked Kree to help pass the movie to the review committee.
Kree did not object to such a small matter.
In the afternoon, Xiao Yunhai invited Kree and Jesse to dinner at his manor. They discussed the issue of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets."
Xiao Yunhai asked, "Kree, has' Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' started filming?"
Kree nodded and said, "Of course. Because most of the actors are fixed, after we chose the director, it only took two days to set up the crew. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "Who did you choose as the director?"
Kree said, "Bradley Efron. He is a very famous director in Hollywood and has filmed many movies. Although there are good and bad movies, those are all problems with the script. His ability is still trustworthy. Don't worry, I will personally follow this movie. "
Xiao Yunhai shrugged and said, "Kree, I have nothing to worry about. Don't forget, if the movie is a flop and can't get more than two billion dollars in box office, our contract will be terminated. To me, not only will I not lose anything, but I will also make a lot of money in the next few movies because of your elimination. So the one who should be the most nervous is you. "
Kree said confidently, "Xiao, I am very happy to hear your words. This means that you have not forgotten your promise. Hehe, just wait and see. I will definitely not give you this chance. "
"I hope so." Xiao Yunhai turned to look at Jesse and said, "Are the four major publishing houses still contacting you?"
Jesse smiled and said, "Yes. However, I have already told them your request. They are currently discussing it. "
Xiao Yunhai sneered and said, "Discussing? They actually want to discuss it? What a joke. 'Harry Potter' has already become popular all over the world. Do they want to trick me like last time? Jesse, tomorrow morning, inform them that they will either agree or be eliminated. I will not compromise. "
Xiao Yunhai had a very bad impression of the four major European publishing houses. It was not only because of the contract they signed, but also because of the problems they had in the distribution.
Because they had signed a VAM contract, the greater the sales volume of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone', the greater the profit Xiao Yunhai would receive.
For their own interests, the four major publishing houses had joined forces to hide the true sales volume and planned to cheat Xiao Yunhai.
However, they did not expect that 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' was so popular. Not only did it sell tens of millions of copies, but it also received the attention of major media outlets all over the world. This made the four major publishing houses very worried and they had no choice but to quietly spit out the fat meat that they had already eaten.
Although this was done very secretly, it was still noticed by the top financial personnel hired by Xiao Yunhai. However, they did not make it public. Instead, they secretly reported this matter to Xiao Yunhai.
Although Xiao Yunhai was very angry, he did not flare up. Instead, he pretended that he did not know anything. After all, he did not lose anything. In addition, there was no evidence. If he rashly spread this matter to the outside world, he might get himself into big trouble.
Therefore, Xiao Yunhai did not make it public, but he was already extremely disgusted with the four publishing houses.
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